Kyung-jae, Gyeong-jae, and Kyoung-jae are various Latin-alphabet spellings of a single Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
with which the name is written. There are 54 hanja with the reading "
kyung
Kyung, also spelled Kyoung, Gyeong, Kyeong, or Kyong, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as a single-syllable Korean given name and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.
As a family name
The 2000 South Korean Census found 1 ...
" and 20 hanja with the reading "
jae" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People with this name include:
* (birth name Bak Gyeong-jae; 1948–1988), Japan's first naturalised legislator, who represented the former
Tokyo 2nd District
Tokyo 2nd district (東京都第2区 ''Tōkyō-to dai-ni-ku'' or simply 東京2区 ''Tōkyō ni-ku'') is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in eastern mainland Tokyo and covers ...
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Lee Kyung-jae (born 1954), ethnic Korean community organiser in Japan
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Yun Gyeong-jae (born 1962), South Korean wrestler
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Myung Kyungjae
Myung Kyungjae is a biologist researching DNA repair pathways at the molecular level. He is a Distinguished Professor at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) and the Director of the IBS Center for Genomic Integrity located ...
(born 1968), South Korean biologist
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Kim Kyung-jae ( – 2002), South Korean man who died from thrombosis after a prolonged video gaming session
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Eli Kim (born Kim Kyoungjae, 1991), member of South Korean boy band
U-KISS
U-KISS ( ko, 유키스; ja, ユーキス) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2008. Their name is an acronym, standing for Ubiquitous Korean International Idol Super Star. The group's current lineup is composed of Soohyun, Hoon, Kiseop and ...
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Kim Kyung-jae (footballer) (born 1993), South Korean football defender
See also
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List of Korean given names
References
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Korean masculine given names